Moorestown NJ Boys Lacrosse Camp
Moorestown Friends School
Moorestown, NJ 08057
Overview
Join GameBreaker this summer for our Moorestown boys lacrosse camp. Campers will enjoy a great week of lacrosse and meet new friends while improving their individual skills. Come train with our elite level coaching staff.
About Our Coaches
Ben Whitcraft has been named Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at MCCC. Whitcraft becomes the second coach in program history, taking over for Rob Siris who helped start up the program six years ago. Whitcraft brings a great deal of coaching experience to MCCC.
Whitcraft has multiple levels of coaching experience including in the collegiate ranks. Whitcraft spent two years as an Assistant Coach at Hendrix College, one season as Head Coach at Defiance College, three years an Assistant Coach at Mercer University, two years as Assistant Women’s Coach at LaSalle University and four years as Head Boy’s Lacrosse Coach at Delran HS. Whitcraft has also been coach of multiple travel teams.
Whitcraft has also served as an Assistant Lacrosse Coach at Cherry Hill East and Shawnee High School. In January 2022, Whitcraft began working as Team Relationship Manager for Victory Event Series. The Series put together recruiting showcases for lacrosse players.
Whitcraft played lacrosse at Shawnee High School and Marymount University. While at Shawnee High School, Whitcraft was a two-time All-Conference selection and twice named Team Defensive MVP. Whitcraft was a four year letter winner and All-South Jersey selection his senior year.
Whitcraft set the school record with the 275 groundballs and the single season record, 75 groundballs as a midfielder at Marymount. Whitcraft was named a Captain his freshman year at Marymount, was Defensive Team MVP in 2006 and 2007 and won the Coaches’ Award in 2005. While at Marymount, Whitcraft was a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
Whitcraft is getting settled with the Head Coach role at MCCC and working on continuing to build the program. Whitcraft is looking forward to a funfilled Summer on the lacrosse field as well!
Camp Details
Check in/out: All campers check in daily at 8:45 am. The full day campers will check out daily at 3:00 pm with our half day campers checking out at 12:00 pm.
Age & Ability: Our camp is open to boys ages 6-16, Our half-day camp option is open to ages 6-10 and our full day camp option is open to ages 9-16. All ability and levels are welcomed.
Meals: Campers are to bring their own lunch to camp.
Camp Overview
Fundamental Stick Work - Specialized stick routines involving box and targeted fundamental drills
Position Specific Training
Defense - including a rotation of midfielders
Footwork – pivot, recovery and angles
Stick work – clearing, carrying and stick protection
Field Awareness – slide, recovery and on ball play
Attack
Situational Awareness – spacing, vision and offensive flow
Shooting– time and room, on the run, shot placement and selection
Dodging – from, X the ally and up top
Riding – drop back, pressure and 10-man rides
Midfield
Situational Awareness – spacing, vision and offensive flow
Shooting– time and room, on the run, shot placement and selection
Dodging – from, X the ally and up top
Defensive Play – body positioning, field awareness and sliding
Goalie
Communication - ball positioning, dictating the defensemen’s position and slides
Mechanics – placement in cage, off stick and stick side movement
Clearing – moving the ball quickly, communicating where to go with the ball and stick work
Face Off Specialist
Mechanics – footwork and body positioning
Outlets – pushing the ball to wings, communicating how and where they should go
Draw – speed work, counter moves and development of additional moves
Specialized Leadership Games and Events
Lacrosse capture the flag, lax baseball, lax water balloons, lax maze runner, ultimate lacrosse and other leadership activities
Unsettled Situational Game Play, focused on special awareness specific to each type of situation
2v1 Fast play from the ally, X and Y
Cross field 3v2 continuous play
3v4 off ground ball and clears
Full field transitional continuous play
Lunch
Chalk Talk - Reviewing techniques and game theories specific to the players position and the weeks on field technical activities
Grouped Position Specific Training- Attack vs. Defense, Midfield vs. Midfield and LSM’s
1v1’s, 2v2’s 3v3’s, 4v4’s– from all positions on the field focusing in
on specific game philosophy’s, techniques and spatial awareness
Specialized Team Building and Leadership Events
Lacrosse capture the flag, lax baseball, lax water balloons, lax maze runner, ultimate lacrosse and other leadership activities
Game Play - Clear ride scrimmage, full field scrimmages, camp championship tournament, 7 vs 7, box lacrosse tournament
Daily Award Ceremony
*Curriculum Varies Per Location and Director*
*For Sample Times of Daily Schedule, Visit Highlights Page*
Reviews (2)
Larry D. - Parent My 7-year-old had a great first experience with lacrosse. My son was all smiles after every camp day and felt great about his achievements
Kenny J. - Dad I didn’t think my boys would like this camp because they haven\'t played that much lacrosse but after a friend recommended the camp to me. They attended camp last summer and now love playing a new sport! Thanks GameBreaker!
